Landforms and Bodies of Water

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  1. 4. The largest forest in the world
  2. 6. Flat lands in Arctic regions that have only small changes in elevation
  3. 8. A long, narrow inlet bounded by steep sides that was created by glacial activity
  4. 12. A large body of salt water that surrounds a continent
  5. 13. A small, sand island that forms on top of a coral reef
  6. 16. A deep slice of land that runs between two steep cliff walls, often carved over time by a river
  7. 18. A stream or river that flows into a larger river
  8. 20. A cluster or chain of islands in the ocean
  9. 23. A land formation with a flat area on top and steep walls - usually occurring in dry areas. Larger than a butte but smaller than a plateau
  10. 25. A large body of water (larger than a pond) surrounded by land
  11. 27. A landform raised from the surrounding plain to a rounded summit and considered much smaller than a mountain
  12. 29. The longest river in the world is the ___________ River
  13. 30. The largest lake in the world is Lake ____________
  14. 31. A large area of land covered in trees
  15. 32. A large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land
  16. 33. A body of water, smaller than a lake, surrounded by land
  17. 34. A long, narrow waterway that connects two larger bodies of water
  18. 35. A low place between mountains
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  1. 1. An area of land that is often wet and low in oxygen. Examples: swamp, bog, marsh, etc.
  2. 2. The highest mountain in the world is Mount ____________
  3. 3. A landmass surrounded by water
  4. 5. A large mass of ice that moves slowly across land
  5. 7. A wide, relatively flat area of land that has tall grasses and only a few trees
  6. 9. A hill of sand sculpted by the wind
  7. 10. One of seven large landmasses on earth
  8. 11. The mouth of a river where it meets a body of water, characterized by sediment carried down and deposited, making the waterway shallow and fanned where it enters the larger body of water
  9. 14. An opening in the earth's crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gasses can escape
  10. 15. Flat lands that have only small changes in elevation and very little vegetation
  11. 17. The largest island in the world
  12. 19. A body of water formed by an indentation of land; smaller than a gulf, but larger than a cove
  13. 21. A portion of the ocean that cuts into the land
  14. 22. A hollow space below the ground or inside a mountain or other elevated landform
  15. 24. A very high, natural place on Earth - higher than a hill
  16. 26. A point of land sticking out into and surrounded by water on three sides
  17. 28. A narrow piece of land that connects two larger landmasses and is surrounded by an expanse of water